[Gloucs] Problem with Ubuntu live

[Pete Wright AIIE]

You should try to get hold of nero or alcohol or some sort of image burning 
tool. search google for them. What happens is the image contains all the 
files inside of it that has to go onto the cd. Basically the program doesnt 
put the .iso file onto the cd, but the contents of the file onto the CD.
Hope thats helped,
Peter Wright.

>From: "Steve Greig" <steve at stevespages.org.uk>
>Reply-To: Gloucestershire LUG <gloucs at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>To: "Gloucestershire LUG" <gloucs at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>Subject: Re: [Gloucs] Problem with Ubuntu live
>Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 20:02:45 +0100
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Broadhead" 
><lug at twinmoons.clara.co.uk>
>To: "Gloucestershire LUG" <gloucs at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 10:40 AM
>Subject: Re: [Gloucs] Problem with Ubuntu live
>
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>>"Steve Greig" <steve at stevespages.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>I am running Windows XP on a lap top and wanted to give Ubuntu live
>>>version a go.
>>>
>>>I just downloaded the ubuntu live cd and transferred it to a CD and
>>>then (leaving it in the drive) rebooted the computer. As it started I
>>>pressed F12 and got to a menu where I choose the option to boot from
>>>the CD/DVD drive. To my surprise it just booted up into Windows XP as
>>>normal. The file I downloaded was called: ubuntu-5.04-live-i386.iso
>>>
>>>I was wondering if anyone had any ideas how I can get it to work. I
>>>was hoping to go on and get the install version and then dual boot the
>>>computer with XP and Ubuntu.
>>
>>Sorry if I ask obvious questions, don't be offended please :)
>>
>>I presume you burned the CD as an ISO image, not just copied the ISO
>>file onto the disk.  I don't know what the terminology use on XP would
>>be.  From XP, try to view the contents of the CD using your normal file
>>manager, if you can see the .iso file then you have not burnt the CD as
>>an ISO image.  If the disk has ubuntu in the label name and the contents
>>are many files then you have burned the CD correctly and it should work.
>>You can even install windows version of some of the apps like Open
>>Office, the Gimp (graphic image manipulation program) and so on from a
>>application browser that auto starts from the CD.
>>
>>If the CD looks OK then it may be the way you are setting the laptop to
>>boot.  I'm not familiar with your F12 menu, I presume its something
>>specific to your laptop.  The kit I play with usually has to be changed
>>in the BIOS configuration to attempt to boot from the CD/DVD drive
>>before trying the hard disk.
>>
>>Hope this helps,
>>Paul
>>
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>
>Thanks Mick and Paul for your replies. I am almost sure I have just copied 
>the ISO file onto the disk not burnt it on. I have to admit that I do not 
>understand the difference. I have just tried to use RealPlayer to burn the 
>ISO onto another CD but could not see how to do it. Do you have any 
>suggestions about how I can do this. Ideally using something in windows xp 
>if it exists or using real player. Otherwise I could download a program to 
>do it. As you can see I am totally unclear about the process: I have 
>downloaded programs successfully in the past (and unsucessfully) but don't 
>really know what exactly is happening.
>Best wishes from Steve
>
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